2008–09 season | |
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Owner | Con Constantine |
CEO | John Tsatsimas[1] |
Manager | Gary van Egmond |
Top goalscorer | Joel Griffiths 7 goals |
Highest home attendance | 16,079 v Central Coast Mariners 15 August 2008 |
Lowest home attendance | 6,268 v Melbourne Victory 19 December 2008 |
The 2008–09 season was the fourth season for the Newcastle Jets, and the first as defending champions.
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Sean Rooney from Sydney FC
Justin Pasfield from Wollongong Wolves
Daniel Piorkowski from Walsall FC
Jason Naidovski from AIS
Shaun Ontong from Adelaide United
Kaz Patafta from S.L. Benfica
Antun Kovacic from Richmond SC[2]
Jesper Håkansson from Lyngby BK[3]
Edmundo Zura from Imbabura SC (loan)[4]
Out
Stephen Laybutt, Contract Not Renewed
Denni, Contract Not Renewed
Andrew Durante, to Wellington Phoenix
Mark Bridge, to Sydney FC
Paul Kohler, Released
Stuart Musialik, to Sydney FC
Troy Hearfield, to Wellington Phoenix
Scott Tunbridge, Released
Triallists
The following players trialled with the Jets but were unsuccessful in gaining a contract.[5][6][7][8]
Jarrad Ross
Mark Byrnes
Yanni Galanos
Valerio Mastrelli
Simone Bracalello
Severin Brice Bikoko (could not obtain Visa)
Joe Keenan (signed for Hibernian instead)
Ali Abbas
Ali Khader
Andre Gumprecht (returned to the Mariners)
Matches
2008 Pre Season Cup
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Melbourne Victory | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advances to final |
Adelaide United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
Perth Glory | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
19 July 2008 Group Stage | Perth Glory ![]() | 1 : 1 | ![]() | Mandurah |
19:00 UTC+10 | Trinidad ![]() |
Report | Spencer ![]() |
Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Steven Gregory |
26 July 2008 Group Stage | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 0 : 0 | ![]() | Baddeley Park Cessnock |
19:00 UTC+10 | Report | Attendance: 2,756 |
2 August 2008 Group Stage | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() | Port Macquarie Regional Stadium |
14:30 UTC+10 | Report | Pondeljak ![]() |
Attendance: 3,133 |
2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures
15 August 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 1 : 1 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+10 | J. Griffiths ![]() |
Report Summary |
Simon ![]() |
Attendance: 16,022 Referee: ![]() |
22 August 2008 | Perth Glory ![]() | 3 : 3 | ![]() | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
19:00 UTC+8 | Trinidad ![]() Dadi ![]() Rukavytsya ![]() |
Report Summary | J. Griffiths ![]() Coyne ![]() North ![]() |
Attendance: 8,876 Referee: ![]() |
29 August 2008 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 5 : 0 | ![]() | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
18:00 UTC+10 | Hernández ![]() A. Thompson ![]() Allsopp ![]() Brebner ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 22,589 Referee: ![]() |
13 September 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 0 : 0 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Prentice ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 11,535 Referee: ![]() |
19 September 2008 | Queensland Roar ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
20:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
J. Griffiths ![]() |
Attendance: 12,103 Referee: ![]() |
27 September 2008 | Adelaide United ![]() | 2 : 0 | ![]() | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
18:30 UTC+9:30 | Cristiano ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,111 Referee: ![]() |
6 October 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2 : 2 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
15:00 UTC+11 | T. Elrich ![]() Patafta ![]() |
Report Summary |
Smeltz ![]() |
Attendance: 8,492 Referee: ![]() |
18 October 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 1 : 0 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19:00 UTC+11 | Jesic ![]() |
Report Summary |
A. Thompson ![]() |
Attendance: 11,384 Referee: ![]() |
24 October 2008 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 1 : 0 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
20:00 UTC+11 | Macallister ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 10,710 Referee: ![]() |
2 November 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 1 : 2 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | J. Griffiths ![]() |
Report Summary |
McKay ![]() Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 10,507 Referee: ![]() |
9 November 2008 | Perth Glory ![]() | 2 : 2 | ![]() | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
17:00 UTC+9 | Rukavytsya ![]() Dadi ![]() Coyne ![]() |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths ![]() T. Elrich ![]() Piorkowski ![]() |
Attendance: 7,837 Referee: ![]() |
23 November 2008 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 2 : 0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
18:00 UTC+13 | Smeltz ![]() Hearfield ![]() |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths ![]() Milligan ![]() |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: ![]() |
30 November 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 1 : 1 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | M. Thompson ![]() |
Report Summary |
Ognenovski ![]() |
Attendance: 7,136 Referee: ![]() |
7 December 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 1 : 2 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | Wheelhouse ![]() |
Report Summary |
Fyfe ![]() Gan ![]() |
Attendance: 7,872 Referee: ![]() |
14 December 2008 | Queensland Roar ![]() | 2 : 1 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
18:00 UTC+10 | Nichols ![]() van Dijk ![]() |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths ![]() Wheelhouse ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 11,048 Referee: ![]() |
19 December 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 4 : 2 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+11 | M. Thompson ![]() Song ![]() |
Report Summary |
Allsopp ![]() Ney Fabiano ![]() |
Attendance: 6,268 Referee: ![]() |
26 December 2008 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 1 : 2 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+11 | J. Griffiths ![]() |
Report Summary |
Petrovski ![]() Simon ![]() Dylan Macallister ![]() |
Attendance: 11,413 Referee: ![]() |
4 January 2009 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 3 : 0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
19:00 UTC+13 | Bertos ![]() Smeltz ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,520 Referee: ![]() |
9 January 2009 | Adelaide United ![]() | 2 : 0 | ![]() | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | Barbiero ![]() Pantelis ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 13,585 Referee: ![]() |
18 January 2009 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2 : 1 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | Kovacic ![]() Milligan ![]() |
Report Summary |
Bulloch ![]() |
Attendance: 6,665 Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones |
25 January 2009 | Sydney FC ![]() | 4 : 0 | ![]() | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
17:00 UTC+11 | Brosque ![]() Milligan ![]() Bridge ![]() |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,551 Referee: ![]() |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | |
3 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | |
5 | Sydney FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
6 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Statistics
Goal scorers
Last updated 26 January 2009
Name | Pre-Season | A-League | Total |
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0 | 7 | 7 |
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0 | 4 | 4 |
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0 | 2 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 |
Discipline
Last updated 26 January 2009
Name | Yellow | Red |
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7 | 1 |
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3 | 1 |
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2 | 1 |
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0 | 1 |
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5 | 0 |
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4 | 0 |
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4 | 0 |
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3 | 0 |
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2 | 0 |
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1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 |
2009 AFC Champions League
- The Newcastle Jets qualified for the 2009 edition of the Asian Champions League after defeating Central Coast Mariners to be crowned 2007–08 Champions.
Champions League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- *Departed part way through the group stage.
On Loan
Joel Griffiths – From Beijing Guoan until December 2009
Transfers
In:
Out:
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Group E table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
Fixtures
10 March 2009 Group Stage | Beijing Guoan ![]() | 2 : 0 | ![]() | Workers Stadium, Beijing |
20:00 | R. Griffiths ![]() Du Wenhui ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 31,895 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria) |
17 March 2009 Group Stage | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2 : 0 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 | Petrovski ![]() ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,415 Referee: Masoud Moradi |
7 April 2009 Group Stage | Nagoya Grampus ![]() | 1 : 1 | ![]() | Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya |
19:00 | Tamada ![]() |
Report | Elrich ![]() |
Attendance: 7,198 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
22 April 2009 Group Stage | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
Ogawa ![]() |
Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi |
6 May 2009 Group Stage | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2 : 1 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
Petrovski ![]() Rooney ![]() |
R. Griffiths ![]() |
Attendance: 6,106 Referee: A. M. Hussein Abdulrahman |
20 May 2009 Group Stage | Ulsan Hyundai ![]() | 0 : 1 | ![]() | Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan |
Hoffman ![]() |
Referee: Abdul Malik bin Abdul Bashir |
24 June 2009 Round of 16 | Pohang Steelers ![]() | 6 : 0 | ![]() | Steelyard Stadium, Pohang |
19:30 (UTC+9) | Denilson ![]() Choi Hyo-Jin ![]() ![]() ![]() Kim Jae-Sung ![]() Ristić ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 15,253 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
Other squads
Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Women's squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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